Wind Energy Meteorology

An introduction to the meteorological boundary conditions for power generation from onshore and offshore wind, this book reviews the derivation of wind laws and wind profile descriptions, and discusses the efficiency of large wind parks and their wakes.

Discusses the basics of meteorology for wind power generation

Focuses on large wind turbines and wind parks

Covers offshore wind parks

Includes a mathematical treatment of the efficiency of large offshore wind parks

Discusses the basics of meteorology for wind power generation Focuses on large wind turbines and wind parks Covers offshore wind parks Includes a mathematical treatment of the efficiency of large offshore wind parks

Autorentext

Stefan Emeis is a meteorologist. He received his PhD at the University of Bonn, Germany in 1985 and his habilitation at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany in 1994. He is currently a senior scientist and research group leader at the Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and adjunct professor of meteorology at the University of Cologne, Germany. His research interests are the structure and turbulence of the atmospheric boundary layers, surface-based remote sensing of the atmosphere, the meteorological prerequisites for the usage of wind energy and all aspects of climate change.

He is the editor-in-chief of the scientific journal Meteorologische Zeitschrift and (co)author of more than 80 scientific papers and of several books.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Wind Regimes.- Vertical Profiles Over Flat Terrain.- Wind in Complex Terrain.- Offshore Winds.- Physics of Wind Parks.- Outlook.